XBOX Live and Laptop WiFi

Ben B · 29-05-2009, 13:56

I want to take advantage of my one month free XBOX Live subscription but dont want to spend a fortune on a wireless adapter or keep bringing my virgin media modem into the living room which is what I had to do to get the Dashboard update. Now I have a Laptop I was wondering if there is a way of providing the internet connection via my laptops wireless connection. I read online that I would have to enable internet connection sharing but how would I go about doing this? The operating system is Windows Vista Home Basic.

Thanks,
Ben

SnoopZ · 29-05-2009, 14:16

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Originally Posted by Ben B

I want to take advantage of my one month free XBOX Live subscription but dont want to spend a fortune on a wireless adapter or keep bringing my virgin media modem into the living room which is what I had to do to get the Dashboard update. Now I have a Laptop I was wondering if there is a way of providing the internet connection via my laptops wireless connection. I read online that I would have to enable internet connection sharing but how would I go about doing this? The operating system is Windows Vista Home Basic.

Thanks,
Ben

You can buy the Xbox 360 wireless adaptor from Amazon for only £37 at the moment which i think is very reasonable.

Ben B · 29-05-2009, 14:22

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Originally Posted by SnoopZ

You can buy the Xbox 360 wireless adaptor from Amazon for only £37 at the moment which i think is very reasonable.

better than the £60 nonsense which Argos are charging, I may look into that

Callumpy · 29-05-2009, 14:42

Get a long ethernet cable. Its much faster than wireless and its cheaper.

Ben B · 29-05-2009, 15:38

I would only my router is in the dining room where the computer is and there is a kitchen between it and the living room which are both laminate flooring so I don't know how I would tidily run the wire through.

Callumpy · 30-05-2009, 14:22

My cable runs from my bedroom, down the stairs, through the living room and the kitchen and to my router. The cable is just clipped to the wall

kgibsonuk · 30-05-2009, 14:32

You can indeed share the internet connection with your laptop using a standard ethernet cable.

Go into the control panel and find the networks section. You should see a LAN connection and your wireless connection. Shift + click both of these, right click and select bridge connections. You should now be able to use xbox live.

Callumpy · 30-05-2009, 14:41

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Originally Posted by kgibsonuk

You can indeed share the internet connection with your laptop using a standard ethernet cable.

Go into the control panel and find the networks section. You should see a LAN connection and your wireless connection. Shift + click both of these, right click and select bridge connections. You should now be able to use xbox live.

You should be able to do it like that. But I thought you had to use a Crossover cable for that.

kgibsonuk · 30-05-2009, 14:49

Nope, did this myself last week when my Xbox wireless adaptor died on me. Just used a standard ethernet cable.

Callumpy · 30-05-2009, 14:58

http://www.devhardware.com/forums/ne...s2t-29083.html

deathtrap3000 · 30-05-2009, 15:14

No crossover cable needed.

You can also wire your modem to your laptop and then use the wireless to make an adhoc network and connect your xbox to your laptop that way.

Ben B · 30-05-2009, 22:21

thanks guys i will have a look tomorrow and let you know if it worked

Ben B · 02-06-2009, 15:00

The bridge worked and I can connect to XBOX Live but when I try to view videos that are on my laptop it states that no PCs were found, is there something I need to enable on my Laptop for this?

southwell · 02-06-2009, 15:04

Yes, open Windows media player, click the arrow under library, media sharing. Enable it, then authorise the Xbox and share your folders.